Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong government-funded schools that use Chinese as the medium of instruction struggle to acquire enough proficiency in Chinese to succeed in the job market. Photo: David Wong Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong government-funded schools that use Chinese as the medium of instruction struggle to acquire enough proficiency in Chinese to succeed in the job market. Photo: David Wong
Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong government-funded schools that use Chinese as the medium of instruction struggle to acquire enough proficiency in Chinese to succeed in the job market. Photo: David Wong
Shalini Mahtani
Opinion

Opinion

Shalini Mahtani and Susan Collins

How international schools can truly cultivate diversity – support disadvantaged ethnic minority students

  • Hong Kong’s international, private and DSS schools are obliged to offer scholarships in exchange for land from the government. Hong Kong’s marginalised ethnic minority students would benefit from admission to these schools

Shalini MahtaniSusan Collins
Shalini Mahtani and Susan Collins

Updated: 9:00am, 15 May, 2019

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Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong government-funded schools that use Chinese as the medium of instruction struggle to acquire enough proficiency in Chinese to succeed in the job market. Photo: David Wong Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong government-funded schools that use Chinese as the medium of instruction struggle to acquire enough proficiency in Chinese to succeed in the job market. Photo: David Wong
Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong government-funded schools that use Chinese as the medium of instruction struggle to acquire enough proficiency in Chinese to succeed in the job market. Photo: David Wong
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